I’ve grown attached to my Kindle. I take it everywhere. So it was time to locker hook and stitch a protective cover. Stay tuned for free patterns and an instructional video on Color Crazy for making Kindle covers. You can design them to fit any Kindle–even the new Kindle Fire.
I’m always inspired by beautiful color combinations and this was certainly the case with my new Kindle cover design below. I bought a beautiful piece of fabric that is batik, but actually hand painted. The fabric colors are rich and layer beautifully. To preserve the look I used my new “ruched frames” technique that I think enhanced this layered look. Once I finished this one, I had to finish one I started last year. The second design uses a free form design with vibrant fuchsias and velvety chocolate petals. I used the Color Crazy Winter Berries Sari Strips to make the “ruched frame” for this one.
Autumn Fire Kindle Cover--Locker Hooked and Stitched by Theresa Pulido
Petals Kindle Cover--Locker Hooked & Stitched by Theresa Pulido
This Petals Kindle Cover uses chocolaty velvet strips for the petals with the “ruched frames” technique. The closures for both came easily–a vintage button for the first, with wood beads (I’d had these for ages!) and colorful beads for the second one. So glad I finished both of these. Now on to the next project…a new iPad cover design.
Sometimes there isn’t enough time to finish crafting a gift. When you’ve reached a deadline for producing a gift, an easy thing to do is buy a book that your friend or loved one will treasure and tie it to create a beautiful wrap. You can take some shimmery ribbons, fabric strips, string or yarn in vibrant colors and even add a couple of beads to create a unique wrap. Below I wrapped a book with recycled Color Crazy Sari Ribbons and added some metallic yarn with a couple of shimmering beads for a nice accent.
A Beautifully Tied Book for a Gift
Beautiful and easy to make. Gift ideas #2 and #3 are locker hooked and stitched pins and necklaces. Choose the smallest beautiful strips of fabric you have. Silk and satin in luminous colors are perfect for these small designs. Below are some samples that I may have shared before. They are all featured in the Locking Loops book. With pin designs, you can choose to use vintage filigree pieces or buttons as accents. For the necklace, you can choose a very sweet and simple single rosette strung on a luminous strip of silk or satin, or get more creative by attaching several rosettes on different strips of ribbon.
#3 Locker Hooked Pins
Locker Hooked Pins
#2 Locker Hooked Necklaces
Locker Hooked Necklace Designs
